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Mistake #0: Forgetting to start with "Hello Mr/Ms/Mrs Interviewer, before we start, I want to confirm that you have:
1. Read my resume.
2. Perused my blog.
3. At least viewed the list of articles I've published over the years.
4. Visited at least one of my websites."
A. If you haven't done that, you're wasting my time.
B. If you have done that, you're still wasting my time with a technical interview.
Given A: Thank you for your lack interest. Marc clicks "End Meeting."
Given B: Thank you for your interest, why haven't I received a job offer? Marc clicks "End Meeting."
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While I understand (B), you have to remember that the person interviewing you has to jump through the hoops, or he/she will get dinged by Legal or HR. Hiring you without the technical interview given to all other candidates may be seen as favouritism, and in today's litigious culture, expose the company to legal action.
Yes, it's a waste of everyone's time.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Interviewer : "Thanks for coming in Mr Simmons."
Me: "Thanks for inviting me - before we start, I have a question."
Interviewer: "Sure thing."
Me: " I have more than 40 years experience as a programmer with literally millions of lines of code, more than 30 commercial applications and databases spanning a dozen subjects, and over 75 technical articles describing real-world coding situations I've encountered over the last 20 years. What makes you qualified to interview me about my skill set?"
Interviewer: "Ummmm..."
Me: Clicks "End meeting"
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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If I were you... I would do exactly the same.
But there is A LOT OF people that are not Marc Clifton and have no such a Blog / prolific profile.
The approach of JSOP above is easier for less know people
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Some configurations of Windows 10 are encountering more serious problems thanks to a recent update “KB5001330”, with users reporting installation issues, performance issues, temporary user profile bug and worrying system crash. In related news - just another day in Windows land
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Our new .NET analyzers have been developed to help identify the key signals in your memory dump that might indicate a problem with your production service. Assuming your memory hasn't been garbage collected
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Or your memory *is* garbage.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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guilty as charged
TTFN - Kent
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The 16th of April 1971 is not only the date when the Rolling Stone first released Brown Sugar, it is also marked with the publication of RFC 114 marking the birthday of FTP. Probably why so few people have an interest in it
But if you want to provide a gift, 'put gold' would be appropriate
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AWS credentials and private repository tokens could allow self-perpetuating attacks. Why bother trying to hack everyone individually, when you can just go after the middleman?
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and then they still ask, why there are people that still are a bit sceptical about the cloud...
And before someone comes... yes, I do see the potential and the usefulness for some kind of situations.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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This is all experimental, so it's quite possible that Ingenuity will fail. "Get to the choppa!"
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Why don't they just politely ask the little green man over there to help them with the drone?
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Despite putting in extra effort, most employees don't think they are receiving enough praise. I think you're doing great. kudos!
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I think a big part of people doesn't only need praise for doing a good job, they do need respect even when maybe not so well ended... having to combine kids, home office and more in a flat without proper dedicated space and similar things...
That's way harder than many thing. So...
Kudos³ for all of you
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Kent Sharkey wrote: most employees don't think they are receiving enough praise
When my boss used to praise me, I'd wonder what was wrong/really going on/what he wanted.
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With the emergence of the Chia cryptocurrency, miners in China are reportedly frantically snatching up every hard drive and SSD they can find. You didn't need one anyway
That explains the empty shelves next to the empty shelves for graphics cards
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So-called cryptocurrencies should really be named potlatch currencies.
Quote: A potlatch involves giving away or destroying wealth or valuable items in order to demonstrate a leader's wealth and power.
Isn't this exactly what cryptocurrency "mining" does?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Daniel Pfeffer wrote: Quote: A potlatch involves giving away or destroying wealth or valuable items in order to demonstrate a leader's wealth and power.
Isn't this exactly what cryptocurrency "mining" does?
If only they were so benign.
With their Proof of Pollution mining algorithms scamcoin filth have utterly destroyed the market for GPUs of any sort; making it nearly impossible to buy a card for its intended purpose.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
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Dan Neely wrote: With their Proof of Pollution mining algorithms scamcoin filth have utterly destroyed the market for GPUs of any sort; making it nearly impossible to buy a card for its intended purpose. Yeah, it sucks. I will now have a monster of PC with a 6 or 7 year old 2GB NVida Graphic card because no way I am going to pay 2x or more the normal price for a new one (and that supposed I find a day where they are not out of stock)
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Google has run into trouble with regulators again, this time on the other side of the world. "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"
A reference that ... three? of us might get?
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Who's the other?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I was figuring maybe Bill Woodruff
TTFN - Kent
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Shazam! I think you're right!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Quote: In theory, just 1 gram of DNA is capable of holding 455 exabytes, which is the equivalent of one billion gigabytes, and more than enough space to store all of Google, Facebook and pretty much everyone else's data." [^].
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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